Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Rebecca L. Ennis graduated, cum laude, from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond in 2006, where she was an editor of the University of Richmond Law Review, as well as a staff member of the Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest. During her last year of law school, Ms. Ennis also clerked for United States Magistrate Judge Dennis W. Dohnal, of the Eastern District of Virginia. Prior to law school, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree from American University, cum laude, in Political Science and Interdisciplinary Studies: Communications, Economics, Legal Institutions and Government.

After law school, Ms. Ennis served as a law clerk for the judges of the Virginia Beach Circuit Court, where she gained an intricate knowledge of the divorce process, both contested and uncontested, as well as other aspects of civil litigation. Currently, she is practicing law in the areas of domestic relations, estate planning and administration, elder law, and business law.

Areas of Practice

• Custody & Visitation
• Family Law
• Adoption
• Child Support
• Divorce
• Estate Planning
• Litigation & Appeals
• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Elder Law

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Family Law, Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Virginia Bar Association, 2006 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• Estate, Financial and Health Care Planning for Elder Clients, National Business Institute , 2008

Education

• University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 2006
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  
  Law Review: University of Richmond Law Review, 2004 - 2006
  
  Law Journal: Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest
• American University, Washington, District of Columbia, 2003
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: University Honors
  Honors: Pi Sigma Alpha Honors in Political Science
  Major: Political Science
  Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta

Published Works

• Note, General Dynamics Land Systems v. Cline: Shrinking the Realm of Possibility for Reverse Age Discrimination Suits, 39 U. RICH. L. REV. 753, 2005
• Note, Rivera v. NIBCO: A Tentative Limitation of the Supreme Court's Decision in Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. NLRB, 8 RICH. J.L. & PUB. INT. 58, 2005

Address

3330 Pacific Avenue
Suite 200
Virginia Beach, VA 23451

Phones

757-340-5800

Faxes

757-340-3787

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